In our next Visions podcast, we pay tribute to the remarkable music career of Yukihiro Takahashi, who sadly passed away on January 11th after bravely battling cancer for several years. He was 70 years old. Most prominently known as the lead singer and drummer of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO), Yukihiro Takahashi co-founded the band alongside music legends Ryuichi Sakamoto and Haruomi Hosono. YMO were trailblazers in introducing electronic sounds to pop music, exerting a significant influence on early British synth-pop bands. Alongside Kraftwerk, they played a vital role in popularizing synthesizers.

While the German band adopted a more robotic and minimalistic approach, shaping techno as a genre in late 80s Europe, the Japanese counterpart masterfully infused humanity into the world of computers and machines they utilized to create their music.

Beyond his involvement with YMO, Yukihiro Takahashi enjoyed a flourishing solo career, releasing classics like the Afro-Brazilian and French pop-influenced "Saravah!" (1979) and the new wave masterpiece "Neuromantic" (1981). He also produced songs for various pop artists in Japan and overseas, including Sandii & The Sunsetz and Pierre Barouh. Collaborating with Steve Jansen, he co-created the quintessential synth-pop anthem "Stay Close" (1986).

In later years, heavily influenced by his long-time collaborator Cornelius, Yukihiro Takahashi formed the glitch pop duo Sketch Show with Mr. Hosono. Together, they continued to explore and experiment with the new forms of music in the new millennium. Their songs ingeniously deconstructed music electronically, utilizing intermittent and repetitive clips and bits of sound while preserving the inherent human soul that always resonated in their compositions.

Impressively, his career spans more than four decades of solo records, collaborations, productions, and session credits. Tracking his extensive body of work might be challenging, but one thing is certain: we will always hear echoes of his brilliance in today's music and those to come in the future. Yukihiro Takahashi's legacy remains an enduring influence on the music world.

Words and mixing by @otalrecall

Tribute to Yukihiro Takahashi

https://soundcloud.com/djwuf is ready to bark. Or woof. Almost missed a pun here. But the thing that DJ WUF doesn't do is miss. So expect an hour of straight-up bullseyes!

TRACKLIST:
TBC

O To O with DJ WUF

Streaming from Amsterdam's Radio Radio: this is RRFM.NL w/ @montymixes for @flippendisks

RRFM • Flippen Worldwide w/ Monty DJ • 06-12-23

Natv:Men are Henry and Tola, a Ghent based duo. Their senses for new music and discoveries are keeping the duo distinct and dynamic. Forever looking for new rhythms and four to the floor beats. 

ViVi on Tape w/ Natv:Men @ Kiosk Radio 28.01.2024

ATTENTION 💥💥

C'est une vague un set AÉROCLYSMIQUE qui nous arrive tout droit du haut de l’Europe. SHADY LADY les amis et pour le coup elle s’est lancé dans un exercice qu’elle n’a pas toujours l’habitude plein de pratiquer: faire un set full covers, edits, samples et remix de OB’s (Original Bangers oué oué). On cite l’artiste: 

“Ce n’est pas un set pour les geeks de la musique qui aiment se caresser le menton que pour les personnes souhaitant explorer quelque chose de familier mais avec un côté inconnu. J'ai toujours apprécié les remix et les reprises - c'est inhérent à mes goûts musicaux, pour être honnête, je pense que j'aurais pu continuer à jouer ce set pendant encore 3 heures…”



Cette Australienne émigrée brille comme un vaisseau tuning du troisième genre derrière les platines, sur le dancefloor, et à Amsterdam, ville où elle a décidé de verser des tonnes décibels bien meublés avec son béguin pour la dance aérobic 👽🚀

Le personnage est surprenant, un poème frénétique qu'on ne saurait prédir, compulsivement FUN avec une part généreuse d'ironie, sauf quand il s'agit de casser le dancefloor où c'est alors un bombardement de funky Bangers Disco et de méchants beat House.

On a hâte que vous nous rejoigniez dans son délire, on y est et on vous attend.



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Opificio Dataflow #29 - Redundancy (w/ Mystic Natur4l)

"Everything that is powerful to my ears can be powerful to yours."
This Vinyl-Only Mixtape contains some of @mysticnatur4l 's most-loved records mixed with a new lil' toy: a brand new RDM20.
Beyond any genre and gender, Mystic Natur4l keeps to impress just by improvising in an already known 4/4 Architecture that of course it is not only so.

Opificio Dataflow

Opificio Dataflow #29 - Redundancy w/ Mystic Natur4l (Fritto FM)

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Vilma @ Sektgarten May 23th 2024

1. Theo Parrish (feat. Jerry The Cat) - These Roots
2. Marcellus Pittman - You Want Me (Never)
3. Khan (feat. Julee Cruise) - Say Goodbye (Losoul She's Homeless Mix)
4. Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bay (Rhythm Dub Version)
5. DJ Qu - Step Back Up
6. Alena - Let Me Be the One (Yam Who? Remix)
7. Moodymann - Live in LA 1998
8. Jerk Boy - Stick In The Mud Guy
9. Reggie Dokes - Dream Catcher (FCL Edit)
10. Ceybil Jefferies - Love So Special (Underground Mix)
11. SoulPhiction - Lovin' Dubby Feelin
12. Byron The Aquarius (feat. Brandon Banks) - B L A C K
13. FIT Siegel - Tonite (Original Mix)
14. Boo Williams - Day and Night
15. MCDE - Raw Cuts (Marcellus Pittman Remix)
16. Life's Track - Velocity
17. Ben Hixon - Feels Extremely Good
18. Karim Sahraoui - Stella
19. Chris Shivers - Do It Right (Original Mix)

#03 breeze with Falk Winter 🌞

PHANTASiA MiX 03 - ViDO

This month Matt is joined by Jayja aka Jah for the 1st hr guest mix. 
Jah started to DJ with the love of music. Her mission is to spread playful energy through music with no certain vibe or sound. In this mix, shes selected chill to bouncy house and some electronic funk and jazz. Enjoy

Tilted Connections w/ Matt Harris & Jayja - 12th June 2024

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07.06.24 Plötze, Berlin
12.04.24 Breeze at Golden Pudel, Hamburg
10.02.24 Breeze at Frappant, Hamburg
16.12.23  Breeze at Monarch, Berlin
07.10.23  Breeze at Frappant, Hamburg
29.09.23 Breeze at BulBul, Berlin
07.06.23 Breeze at Frappant, Hamburg
03.06.23 Breeze at Fitzroy, Berlin
20.05.23 Au Plaisir at Barboncino, Hamburg
27.04.23 Breeze at BulBul, Berlin
23.03.23 Breeze at Fitzroy, Berlin

#03 breeze with Falk Winter 🌞

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